Fruit juice container and mixer



Oct. 22, 1935. p, C;` WAGNER l 2,018,389

FRUIT JUICEv CONTAINER AND MIXER Filed May 8. 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet l l, fi /6 Inventar Paul 6. Wagner.

Oct. 22, 1935. p Q WAGNER 2,018,389

FRUIT JUICE' CONTAINER A-ND MIXER Filed May 8. 1935 3 Shee'ts-Sheet 2 Invenm" Paul 6. Mayr/zer'.

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Patented Oct. 1.935 Y UNIT-ED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 19 Claims.

This invention relates generally to containers and mixers forI drinks, and particularly for drinks such as mixtures of concentrated citrus fruit juice or syrup and water which should not bc combined until the time of dispensing because of various reasons such as a tendency to spoilage. The invention to be described is adapted to storing and mixing of liquids of'any character, although it has been particularly designed with the problems in view incident to storing and mixing concentrated citrus fruit juice and water drinks, and will accordingly be herein described principally in that connection, but without limitation thereto.

While it is preferable fromv the dispensing standpoint to make up batches of pre-mixed fruit juice concentrates .and water, it is well known that the juice concentrate should be stored Separately from, rather than kept ready mixed with, water because of the tendency of such a mixture t'o spoil after standing but a very short time. To avoid such spoilage, it has therefore been customary to draw for each individual customer an amount of juice from one container and then to dilute that juice with water drawn from a sep- This A practice is disadvaniageous in that two separate units are required, each with its individually controlled valve, two operations are required to complete the mixture, the mixtures are variable, and the act of dilution, occurring within view of the customer, somewhat lessens the attractiveness of the drink, in spite of the fact that such dilution is necessary to a palatable mixture.

It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a cooling container adapted to store separately the two liquids of which the drink is to be composed, but in which a single cooling unit serves to chill both liquids, and a mixing valve in combination with the container to mix said liquids as they are discharged from their separate storage compartments, so that the drink is dispensed from the container ready mixed.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a dispensing means which will dispense a predetermined measured quantity of one of the two liquids, for instance of the fruit juice, so, for each operation of the dispensing valve, the amount of clear juice delivered to a glass of given capacity will be proper to give desired strength to an amount of mixture necessary to flll the glass.

It is a characteristic feature of the dispensing means of the present invention that each opera- ,'1; and

(Cl. 22S-'26) tion of the faucet handle toon position causes discharge of a predetermined, measured quantity of one of the two liquids; while the sameoperation cf the faucet handle to on position, in the present embodiment of the invention, also causes 5 simultaneous discharge of the second liquid, but the quantity of the second liquid discharged'is not measured in amount buty depends upon the length of time the handle is held in on position` and therefore depends on the size of the glass to be filled.

A further object of the invention is to provide for eiiicient cooling of the two separately stored liquids, and to insulate the cooling tank effec' tively against heat and provide a construction in which conduction of heat to its interior is reduced to a minimum.

There are numerous other objects and corresponding features of the invention pertaining to features of advantageous relative arrangement and construction, both of the containers and of the dispensing and mixing means, as well as additional features involving functions incidental to those primarily mentioned, as will 'appear in the course of the specification.

'I'he invention will now best be understood Without further preliminary discussion by referring immediately to the following detailed description of a present preferred embodiment thereof, reference forthis purpose being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical medial section through the container and valve mechanism;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; 35

Fig. 3 is a top plane view of the container, the cover being removed;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail taken from Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an-enlarged detail of the valve mecha- 40 nism in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, Figs. 1 and 6 showing the faucet valve in "closed position;

Fig. 7 is a section through the faucet and valve mechanism showing the parts in on position;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 but showing the parts with one liquid port in closed position and the other liquid port Vin open position.

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a section taken on line Ill--lll of 50 Fig. 6:

Fig. 10a is a section similar to that of Fig. 10 but showing a different position of the ports; y v

Fig. 11 is a section takenon line H-H of Fig.

Fig. 11a is a.- section taken on line IIa-I Ia of Fig. 7, the valve plug, however, being in the position indicated in Fig. 10a.

For descriptive purposes, I will refer to certain liquids as being contained within and dispensed from the several compartments of the container, but it will be understood this choice is for convenience only and is not in any way to be considered as limitative on the invention.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings numeral II) designates a base pedestal of any suitable form, on which is mounted base casting II having closed bottom I2 and upwardly extending flange or side wall portion I3 which is countersunk at I3a to provide an .upwardly facing annular shoulder I 3b. The lower end of shell or exterior casing I4 is taken snugly within the countersink, with the end of the casing engaging shoulder I3b. Annularly spaced within casing I4, so as to leave an annular space I5 for heat insulation material, is liquid tank unit I6, having an outer cylindric wall I 6a and a bottom casting I1, which latter may be of any suitable material adapted to resist corrosion by the liquids which come into contact with it; for instance, Government bronze, preferably heavily hot-tin dipped, is well suited to the purpose and is preferred. Container unit IB is interiorly dividedto provide juice, water and ice compartments with commonbottom I1. I n the preferred embodiment illustrated, vertical walls IS, 20 and 2| define an interior ice container or compartment 23 of substantially square horizontal section; arcuate wall 24 forms in cooperation with wall I9 a juicecontainer or compartment 25 which is half-round in horizontal section; while the space between wall I6a andthe outer walls of compartments 23, 25 provides a surrounding water compartment 21. These sev' eral compartment walls are taken at their lower edges within channels ,30' formed in the upper face of bottom casting I1, the channels first being lled with molten tin, and the walls 'then being set into them and the tin allowed to c hll. The union so formed is permanent and dependable, and the tinning also minimizes electrolytic action between the bottom casting and the container walls, which latter are preferably of stainy less steel.

While the proportionate sizes of the compartments may vary within wide limits, I may state thatithas been found practicable to employ a juice compartment of one half gallon capacity,

' a water compartment of two gallons capacity,

'and an ice compartment having a capacity of twelve pounds of ice.

Container'bottom castingI1 has a plurality of Y downwardly extending'legsV 34, here shownas ve vin number (see Fig; 2*), which are tapped to re-` ceive screw threaded mounting studs 35 which support .casting vI1v spacedly above and from the outer'verticalface39,1ying`in a plan preferably` ljust ,outside the' outerV surface of said ywfallpor- "tio'n I 3g (see Fig. .7) Projecting fmarginally'frmf "faceg39 is an annular flange 39a, 4the purpose offV which'willappearl later. V'The opening 38 vhas tapered, preferably convex, seat, 40, and the nose of conduit 31 has" a complementary'conforma-- tion 42, an insulating washer 4I, preferably of rubber, being interposed between 40 and 42.

Conduit 31 is formed with an upper liquid passageway 44 that communicates with the outer 5 liquid or water compartment 21, and an inner and lower passageway .45, of larger cross section than passageway 44 (see Fig. 4), that communicates with the inner, second liquid or juice compartment 25. The relatively large size of con- 10 duit 45 is to induce relatively free circulation of the relatively thick liquid that vis to ow'therethrough. A drain pipe 46 leads from the well 46a provided in casting I1 beneath-ice compartment 23, said pipe extending through base cast- 15 ing' II, and having aV spigot 41 on its outer end (see Fig. 2).

As shown in Figs. 1 and 5, studs 35 on which the tank bottom casting I1 is mounted are headless, having screw driver slots 43 in their lower 20 ends. These studs are 4each furnished with an intermediate integral col1ar'j49, `and before container bottom casting I1 is mounted in base casting II the studs are screwed into legs 34 until collars 49 engage the lower ends thereof.` This 25 raises the lower ends of the studs sufciently that casting II can be manipulated to project conduit 31 through opening v33 into-the position of Fig. 8, the lower `ends of studs 35 projecting, with clearance, through openings 50 in basecas'ting 30 I2, collars 49 then 'engaging the upper surface of said casting. Tank bottom casting I1 is then leveled and brought toproper height (Fig. l) by proper selective rotation of vsaid *studs with ra screw driver, the stud collars of course -remain- 35 ing in engagement with,A base casting bottomv I2 to carry the weight. Withfcasting` I1 properly positioned, lock nuts 52 are screwed o n the .lower ends of the studs and set up against casting'bottom I2, the adjustment thus being preserved and 40 K castings I1 and II 'held against relative vertical movement. Attention-may here be drawn to the fact'that the onlymetallic heat-conducting con-. nection between base casting I I iand bottom cast. ing I1 is through studs 35,.thenose of conduit 45 projection 31 being rubber insulated at,4I from` basecastingII. j 4. Tank lbottom I1 being thus properly mounted in base casting vI I, the tank walls are substantially of the same height as the walls of outer 50 i shell I4. I1 and base II and the annular'space I5 be- I'he space I 5a between tankL bottom tween liquid tank wall I6a and outer shell I4 vbeing first filled with some suitable heat insulation material, which` may preferably be ground '55 cork, a top ring-orjplate Ellis mountedfonithe upper edges ofthe interior tank and, outer."shell walls.. Said plate* has anvouter annulanjxdepending flange 6I adapted to fltovernthe, Upper en dof cylindrical shel`lI4,: and afsmallerfdiameter-.de-

pending annular flange 52 adaptedto fltwithin the upper end .of cylindric tankwall IGa. /The plate 6I)` closes oifthe space IGbetween said walls I Ial andfouter shell .wallll .4," but isfop'en over the `several compartments 23,125 and. 21, yand 'is plro-r 65 vided with ari/open 'frame work`64, heldgspaced q from wall I6. by webs 54a, havinggroove 65 'adaptedto takefandbracefthe upper edges of the-inner compartment wallsjPlate 60' ishelddown by 'a pluralityfof through bolts 61 which pass through 10 1 l webs 64a and'downwardly. through outsidek liquid i [compartment 21`t'o screw thread'into' container bottomcasting I1. upstanding annular flange 6 9on plate 6U denesfthe cylindrical outside liquid compartment 2 1` a nd serves `as a baille to prevent 15 any liquid caught by the dished plate surface 10 outside said flange from draining into liquid compartments 21 and 25. However, a channel 1| (see Fig. 3) is preferably cut through flange 69 and through an adjacent portion of frame work 64 a to drain any liquid thus caught by plate surface 10 into the ice container 23. Plate 50 has a marchamber 23 is the cooling chamber andis filled with pieces of ice, and, when a juice and water drink is to be dispensed, the adjacent compartment 25 is lled with juice and the -surrounding compartment 21 with water.

It will be seen that since the water chamber 21 (containing cooled water) surrounds wall 24, while wall I9 is common to the ice and ljuice compartment is, except for its bottom. entirely surrounded by cooling medium, an obvious advantage.

A faucet and valve means is then provided for mixing the juice and water at the time of dispensing. and the preferred illustrative valve means is characterized in that a measured pre-k determined quantity of the first liquid (juice, in this instance) is dispensed for each movement of the faucet handle to "on position, while the other liquid, (water, in this instance) dischargesY in a continuous stream, and the quantity thereof mixed .with that measured quantity of the first liquid therefore depends upon the length of time the faucet handle is held in on position, a glass of such size being chosen that when it is filled and the faucet therefor closed, just the right amount of water will have been added to the straight juice to give a palatable mixture.

The faucet comprises a body 80 having a vertical, tapered bore 8| for a -complementarily tapered valve plug 82. Body 80 has a laterally extending portion 83 having its end 83a taken within ange 39a and presenting a fiat vertical face 84 adapted to oppose the at face 39 of conduit 31 of the liquid containers, a washer 85 of heat insulation material, as rubber, preferably being placed between said faces, a pair of screws 86 detachably fasten the faucet body against said conduit 31, as will be seen in Fig.f11.

Valve plug 82 has a reduced stem 9| extending upwardly through a cap 93 screw Athreaded onto the faucet body around valve plug bore 8|, and said stem 9| has mounted on its upper end an operating handle 94. A compression spring 95 confined below cap 93 bears downwardly on the valve plug (the lower end of said spring being seated in an annular groove 95a in the top of the plug) and maintains it in proper seating relation in its bore. Oil may be supplied to groove 95a through oil hole 96, whence it feeds through` passageway 91 to the bearing surfaces of the plug and body. Body bore 8| is open at both its upper and lower ends,and plug 02 has a central bore 90 closed at its upper end and opening at its lower end to counter bore 89. Force-fitted in counter bore 89 and with its upper end engaging shoulder 90a formed at the junction of bores 89, 90. is a bushing 98 having a bore 99 of the same diameter as bore 90, the lower end of the bushing tapering inwardly and downwardly as at 98a to clear the side walls of counterbore 89 and forming a nozzle to confine liquid discharging from bore 90 into counter bore 89 to a smooth stream or jet annularly spaced from the wall of bore 89.v

Communicating with the upper end of bore 80 is a lateral/ port |00 which extends through the side of th'e plug and, by virtue of plug rotation is adapted to be brought into and out of register with liquid passageway in body portion 88 that communicates directly with the liquid 5 A passage 44 in conduit31. Thus operation of faucet handle 94 to move the valve plug into position with port |00 in communication with passageway |0| permits the water vin container 21 to flow downwardly through passageways 44 10 to |0| and thence through the 'liquid Dgeway |00, 90 and 09 in the valve plug to disbiarge in a steady stream from the faucet. In the embodiment illustrated, this occurs when handle 94 extends straight forwardly, as in Fig. '7. On the 15 other hand, off position for the handle is indicated in Fig. 2, valve plug 82 then being in the position of Fig. 6 so the mouth of passage |0| is blanked by the plug body.v

Plug 82 has also a port |04 which opens at 20 one end into bore 89 at a point just below nozzle 98 and thence angles upwardly through the side of the plug. Port |04 is located to register with a trap or charge measuring chamber of predetermined liquid capacity and formed in g5 body portion 83, only when port |00 registers with passageway |0|. Trap chamber |05 communicates with liquid passageway 45 in conduit 31, and thus, at times, with the inner liquid or juice compartment 25. Communication between passageway 45 and trap chamber |05, however, is controlled by a valve |01, and this valve is held open to permit trap chamber |05'to flll from compartment when the faucet is in olf position (Figs. 1, 6 and 10) by means controlled by the 35 faucet valve plug, and is automatically closedl when the faucet is in "on position (Figs. 7 and 1l) so that the amount of liquid from juice com` partment 25 discharged through the faucet for each actuation thereof is limited to the capacity of trap chamber |05, all as will now be described in more detail.

Valve disk |01 has a conical seating surface |09 adapted to seat on the conical surface |09 of seating ring ||0 which is threaded into coun u terbore sunk in faucet body face 84 around trap chamber |05. Valve disk |01 is mounted on a. horizontal axial push-rod or valve stem |2, the latter having sliding bearing at one end in bridge ||5, formed integrally with seat ring ||0, 5o

the other end of the rod being attened at ||2a and having sliding and non-rotative fit through complementary aperture ||8 extending through wall ||0a which separates bore 8| from trap chamber |05. A horizontally arranged roller ||9 55 is carried at the forked and flattened end ||2a of the stem, said roller being adapted to engage plug 82 in a manner to be described.

Compression spring ||4 encircles stem ||2 between disk |01 and bridge ||5, tending always to 60 move the disk to the closed position of Figs. 7 and 11, and, since disk |01 bears against annular shoulder H3 on stem ||2, also tending to shift stem ||2 to the left in Figs. 6, 8 and 10.

When plug 82 is in the off position of Figs. 65 1, 6 and 10, roller ||9 bears on the periphery of the plug, and the length of stem |2 is such that valve disk |01 is at that time held clear of seat |09 and the juice from compartment 25 is free to flow through passage into trap chamber |05, .m plug 82 closing the outlet orice |05a. so said chamber fills, thus containing a charge of juice in predetermined, measured amount. The air displaced from the trap by the entry of the juice,

bubbles up through the juice in compartment 2,5,

r,r 70 "1, 6- and 10, in which position'valve |01 is'again unseatcd and. juice frprnyco'ntainer 25 and pas-f sageway '45 again fills trap'chamber |05.v Port" A |25 is Ablankedby plug BZduring the'initialrethus serving to agitata 4that uqiua-'andxeep the pulp or other relatively heavyl ingredient from settling. I' As handle 94 is turned'to rotate plug 02 in a clockwise direction from the position of Fig. 10,

to the position of Fig. 10a, vcam slot |20 cut in plug 82 comes into full register with opening H8,

-before plug port |04 has come into register with trap orifice |05a (see Fig. 11a in which the plug is in the same position as Fig. a) and, accordy ingly,` when a continued rotation of the plug vbrings said port and orifice into register to empty the trap chamber, there can be no'ow of juice from passage 45 into said trap chamber and hence onlythe predeterminedamountof `juice can be delivered. y

'During such continued rotation, cam surface |20a yleaves Vroller 9- (it thus Abeing assured spring ||4 may be fullyleffectivexto close valve f "|25,A respectively, saidl ports being inthe same horizontal plane' but spaced about 90 apart.

|01 tightly). However, the substantially radial shoulderl |2| fof slot |20' engages lthe roller ||9 ,to limit the extent lof .plug rotation, thusestablishing the on position of theplug (Fig. 7), at

or-thevside of stem ||2, as indicated in Fig. 11,

which time ports |00 and |04 are in registration with passage |0| andorificeiUS, respectively. l Body 80 `and walllla have airports |24 and Plug 82 has a peripheral groove |23 which brings ports k|24 vand |25 into communication when the plug is rotated lto` on position, as 4described Y above, the peripheral face of the plug barring such communication at all .other times.' With the plug thus turned to onA position (Figs.l6, 7, 9 and 11) it will be seen that juice I g 5 ffrom trap chamber |05 and'water from passageway |0| vand hence from water compartment 21 are free to iiow simultaneously through the valve plug and outdelivery'orice D, the ports |24-I25 ,andgroove |23 putting .the top of trap chamber |05 into communication with the atmosphere to Ifacilitate .the emptying of the trapl chamber.

- y The, emptying of the trap chamber is further j promoted by the "jet action ofthe water dis-v charging through nozzle 98a past orifice |04. It will be-obvious that the quantity of juice dis,-

vcharged fromA the trap chamber |05 depends upon' .the volume of said trap chamber, whereas the *quantity of Waterr which' willV be discharged through passageway |0| depends upon the lengthl 'of time thefalicet is held in on position, since l,the latter liquid iiows ina'steady stream. When f. y: suiiicient-water/has thus been'drawn, the faucet handle is turned a quarter of a' turn backto the i right,- valveplug` ports |00 and|04 firstvbeing l moved out of registration with passageway |0| and` trap chamber" |'||5,respectively,` ('Figl ila) and the ca mfsurface |200. on the vvalve plug then engaging roller ||9 (Fig. 10a)` to'movezpush-rod |12 to. the right 4andpack to its position 'of Figs.

turn movement of 'the plug,`- itfollowing that there may be no escape passage.

Thus itl is characteristic of the specifically described embodiment of my invention that a measof air or juice through the -air ured quantity of juice is discharged for each op- 5 eration of the faucet handle, and a steady stream I of water is simultaneously discharged to mix y itates this circulation. The' temperature of the '50` with that fixed quantity of juice. The capacity of the trap chamber is determined by the quantity of juice proper for the size of glass to be used for the drink. In ordinary use, a'glass is placed under the faucet and the handle turned to on" position. The syrup in the trap chamber is discharged along with the water and by the time the glass is filled with water the juice is emptied from 15 the trap chamber, and the faucet handle is turned back to ofi position.

As a means for drawing juice without mixing it with water," for instance when it is desired to drain liquid compartment 25, I provide Valve 2| plug 82 with a port |30 substantially diametrical-v ly opposite to the previously described port |04, said port |30 registering with ltrap chamber |05 when the valve plug is in the position of Fig.l 8, with faucet handle 94 straight back, as shown. In 25 that position roller |f|9 ofv push-rod i2 remains in. engagement'with the periphery of the plug and the ypush-rod accordingly continues to hold valve |01 unseated However, liquid passageway |0| is closedoffl since valve plug port |00 is then 30 180 Vdegrees out ofregistration therewith, while air port remains blanked off by the plug, all as clearly shown in Fig.v 8. Liquid from container 25 then flows continuously past valve |01 and through port to discharge from the 35 faucet in a continuous stream.

With the juice thus drained from compartment 25 handle 94 may be swung to the position of Fig. 7, whereupon the water drains from compartment 21.

Afeature of considerable. advantage in the device resides in the factthat the liquid in the trap chamber. is near'or below the body of liquid in compartment 25, so, as it tends to warm in the trap chamber it rises back `into compartment 25 45 and is replaced .by freshly cooled liquid, as indicated by arrows af 'I'he considerable vertical Vextent of the orifice of valve ring ||0 (open at all timesexcept when' the faucet is on) facilfirst drink drawn, after theA container has stood for some time without -drawing a drink, is therefore practically as cool as the coolest liquid Within the container. By reason of the heat insulation previsions the efficiency of cooling of the entirede"ice is very high, vheat conduction to the liquid tanks by way of metal to metal parts being reduced to a minimum. y y

y It will be` ,understoody the drawings and de- Y scription. are' .to Vbe considered merely as illus-v 5 trative of andfnot restrictive on the broader claims'appended hereto, for variouschanges in design, structure and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of said claims. 1

v.I.claim;'

y1. In a' deviceof the characterI described, a trap chamberof given capacity adapted to ll with liquid, a reciprocable valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, a -faucet em' 70 Vbodying a, body and a rotatablevalve which commun'icates directly with saidtrapchainber, said .rotatable valve adapted to open and close flow from saidchamber' through said faucet, and on operative interconnnection between the rotatable u faucet valve and the-reciprocable trap chamber valve such that said trap chamber valve is closed as said faucet valve is opened.

2. VIn a device of the character described, a trap chamber of'given. capacity adapted to fill with liquid, a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, and a faucet embodying a body and a rotatable ported valve plug which communicates directly with said trap chamber, said rotatable ported valve plug controlling liquid flow from said trap chamber through said faucet body and means operated by rotation of said valve plug toward open position to close the trap chamber valve.

3. In a device of lthe character described, a trap chamber of given capacity adapted to fill with liquid, a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, and a faucet embodying a body and a rotatable ported valve plug which communicates directly with said trap chamber,

' said rotatable ported valve plug controlling liquid flow from said trap chamber through said faucet body, said valve plug having a cam surface, and means controllable by said cam surface as the v plug is rotatedtoward open position to close the trap chamber valve, and as the plug is subsequentlyv rotated toward closed position to open' the trap chamber valve.

4. In a device of the character described, a trap chamber of given capacity adapted to fill with liquid, a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, a spring acting constantly to close said valve, a faucet embodying a body and a rotatable ported valve plug which communicates directly with said trap chamber, said rotatable ported valve plug controlling liquid flow from said trap chamber through said faucet body, and means controlled by the valve plug normally holding the trap chamber valve open against said spring, said means being releasable to permit closure of the trap chamber valve by virtue of rotation of the valve plug toward open position.

5. In a device of the character described, a trap chamber of given capacity adapted to fill with liquid, a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, a spring acting constantly to close said valve, a faucet embodying a body and a rotatable ported valve plug which communicates directly with said trap chamber, saidl rotatable ported valve plug controlling liquid ow from said trap chamber through said faucet body, operating means for opening the trap chamber valve against its spring, and a cam surface on said valve plug controlling said operating means to permit the trap chamber valve to be closed by its spring as the valve plug is rotated to open position and to open said valve as the valve plug is rotated to closed position.

6. Liquid dispensing `means for a liquid container which has separate compartments for separate storage of two liquids, comprising a discharge faucet for both of said compartments, said faucet embodying a body having a liquid I passage connected with one of the compartments and a trap chamber of a givencapacity connected with the other of the compartments, a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, said faucet embodying a rotatable ported valve plug having a longitudinal discharge passageway vand ports communicating therewith adapted to register simultaneously with said trap chamber 'and said liquid passage respectively,

valve operating means controlled by rotation of the valve plug for closing said trap chamber valve as the valve plug is moved toward position of registration of said valve plug ports with said liquid passageway and chamber, and for opening said trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated from said position of registration, and another port in said valve plug adapted to register with said trap chamber at a position of the valve plug wherein the trap chamber valve is held in open position. l0

7. In a device of the character described, a 1 trap chamber of given capacity adapted to illl with liquid, a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, and a faucet communicating. with said trap chamber, said faucet embodying a valve adapted to open and close flow from said chamber through said faucet, and valve operating means between the faucet valve and the trap chamber valve such that said trapchamber valve is closed as said faucet valve is opened, and is 80 opened as said faucet valve is closed, and there being an air inlet passageway adapted to be opened from atmosphere into said trap chamber, said passageway being controlled by said faucet valve so as to be open when the valve is in open position and to be blanked when the valve is moved from open position.

8. Liquid dispensing means for a liquid container which has separate compartments for separate storage of two liquids, comprising a discharge faucet for both of said compartments, said faucet embodying a body having a liquid passage connected with one of the compartments and a trap chamber of a given capacity connected with the other of the compartments, a valve $5 controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber, said faucet embodying a rotatable ported valve plug having a longitudinal discharge passageway and ports communicating therewith adapted to register simultaneously with said trap chamber and said liquid passage respectively, valve operating means controlled by rotation of -the valve plug for closing said trap chamber valve as the valve plug is moved toward position of registration of said valve plug ports with said liquid passageway and chamber, and for opening said trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated from said position of registration, there being an air inlet passage in the valve body adapted to be opened from atmosphere into said trap chamber, said passageway being controlled by said ported valve plug so as to be open when the plug is in said position of registration of said valve plug ports with said liquid passageway and chamber, and to be blanked when said Valve plug is rotated from said position, and another port in said valve plug adapted to register with said trap chamber at a position of the valve plug wherein the trap chamber valve is held in open position and wherein said air inlet passageway is G0 blanked.

9. A valve ofthe character described, comprising a valve body, a rotatable valve plug in said valve body having a liquid passage therein, a trap chamber in the valve body communicating 05 with said plug and with which said passage is adapted to be registered, a valve adapted to control liquid entrance into said Atrap chamber, and means controlled by rotation of the valve plug for operating said trap chamber valve to close as the valve plug moves to open position and to open as the valve plug moves to closed position.

10. A valve of the character described, comprising a valve body, a rotatable valve plug in said valve body having a liquid passage therein, 'l

ated thereby adapted to cause closure and opening of the trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated respectively toward open andclosed positions. y

w 1l. In a device of the character described, -a

trap chamber of given capacity adapted to fill with liquid, a valve controlling liquid ow into said trap chamber, and a faucet comprisingaA body and a faucet valve movable 'therein and being so arranged that the trap chamber is in communication with 'a portion .of said valve, there being a liquid passage in the fauc'etbody in communication with another portion ofthe faucet valve, said faucet valve being adapted to'be moved Y to position to open flow from said trap chamber through said faucet and simultaneously to cause continuous flow through the faucet from Isaid liquid passageway, and valve operating means between `the faucet valve and the ltrap chamber valve and operative lto close"the..tra'p chamber valve in accordance with openingmovementof the faucet va1ve.

1 2.` I na device fof the `characterdescribed,a trap chamber. of given capacity adaptedfto 'fllli I'with liquid, a valve controlling liquidf flow intopsaidtrap chamber, and a faucet-'comprising a` body Iand a 'ported v alve plug-rotatable therein@ and beingso arrangedthata port of said valve .is communicable with said trap chamber,"there being a liquid passage in said faucet bodywith,

which another port of said valve plug is simultaneously communicable, said valve plug being ro- 'tatable topositionto'open ilow fromr` said trap chamber through its iirst mentioned port to dis- 40' charge-through the faucet and simultaneously to .open continuous flow fromsaid liquid passage -throughits second mentioned 4port to discharge through 4the faucet, and' valve operating means operated in accordance with rotation of said valve plug toward open position toclosethe trapchamber valve land with rotation baci; towardclosed position to open the trap chamber valve.

.13. Liquid dispensing means for a liquid container which has separate compartments for sep` arate storage of two liquids, comprising' adischargev faucet for bothof said compartments, said faucet embodying-a body having a liquid passage connected with one of the compartments andv a trap chamber of a given capacity connectedwith means controlled by rotation .of the 'valve" plug for closing said trap chamber valve asfthe valve plug is moved towardposition ofregistraftion of said. valve plug portswitlil said `liquid passageway/and chamber, and-for; opening said.y trap'v chamber valve as th fvalve plug srotated fromv I y l 1 bodyrbeingv-open below saidgvalverplug discharge fsaid position of registration.

5 the other lof the compartments, `a valve controlling liquid flow into said trap chamber,` said, Vfaucet embodying a rotatable ported rvalve plug having a longitudinal discharge passagewayA andf ports communicating therewithladapted to regis-' ter simultaneously withjsaid trapI chamber ..and

said liquid passage respectively,- valv operating'- a,oia,sse

with a poi-tion of the valve plug, a trap chamber in the valve body communicating with another portionv of said valveplug, said valve plug having ports communicating with its longitudinal discharge passage and adapted to register simul'- -15 v taneously with the liquid passage and trap chamber-respectively,.a valve adapted-to lcontrol liquid entrance to saidvtrap chamber.. and valve. operating means controlled by rotation of the valve plugv for closing said trap chamber valve as the 10` i valve plug is rotated toward position of registrav tion of said valveplug ports with said liquid passageway and chamber, and for opening said trap chamber valve as th'e valve plugis rotated from'l .said position o f registration. .z

- 15; Liquid dispensing means-fora" liquidV .con-- tainer which has separate compartments for scp- Aarate storage of'two liquids,'comprisingia dis- -l I charge faucet .for bothoifsaid compartments,v

saidv faucet embodying a bodyihavinga liquid 20 vpassage connected with one o1?` the compartments and a trap chamber ofa given-.capacity connected f v .with the other of the compartments, alvalve con- .trolling liquid ilowinto saidtrap'chamber, said j;

" Afaucet embodying a rotatableportedvalveA plug 25 L having-.a longitudinal discharge-.passageway 'and vj 1 ports communicating therewith*adaptedgtoqreg- 'if.j

lister simultaneously'Withfsaidztrapchamber'and j r said yliquid passage respectivelyyand a camsurf faceon saidfv'alve plug and;` means joperatedjaq ,therebyadapted: tov causefclosure of the" .tr'a1:yy chamber valve asthe valveplfugiis moved toward l i l' position of registration of Asaidvalve plug portsfj l; Withjsaid liquid passageway .andlchamber, and. i

.to cause opening. of saidtrap chamber-'valve asfy 1;

fthe valve plugis rotated /fron-sai'dposition of v registration. v l 16. Liquid dispensing means for a liquid'containerwhich has separate compartments for lsepi arate storage oftwo liquidsgcomprising a 'dis-,10. charge faucet for both of said compartments,said j faucet embodying a body-having aliquidipassage connected with .one of the vcompartments andas 'trap chamber of a given' capacity connected with the other ofthe compartments, va valveV control- 5 i -r ling liquid flow into said trap chamber,A a spring d acting continuously`- to close-said trap chamber y valve, said faucet embodying al rotatable'jportedb" valve 'plug having a longitudinal' discharge pas- 'sagewayandv ports communicating therewitlrwV ,.1'.' I 'adapted to'register simultaneously.withsaidtrap chamber-pand said liquid passagerespectively, and a cam'surface on said 4valve plug and meansV v'operated thereby for opening said trap chamber rotated to a position in whichits port's are out .of vregistration with said vliquid 'passagew'ay and chamber, and adapted to .allow closure of the valveagainstjits spring'fwhenthe.;valve plug is trap. chamber valve undentheinuence-of-Lits vspring when thevalve plug is rotated tofagposi'- o j tionof registration of saidports with saidliquicl;` a

passagewayand chamber.

prisirlg'. Valve bOFlYga YlYePlug mountedin.Lulli?y said valve body to rotateA on fa` .vertical1a.X-is, j fr. valve. Vplug' having a long' itudinal'-"dis liarge.l portv multaneously with theliquid passage and trap chamber, respectively, a reciprocable valve seating in the valve body controlling liquid entrance into the trap chamber, a spring acting to move said valve to closed position, a cam surface on said valve plug, and a cam follower link between said c'am surface and trap chamber valve, said cam surface adapted to cause closure and opening of the trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated between positions of registration and non-registration of said valve plug ports with said liquid passageway and trap chamber.

18. A- valve of the character described, comprising a valve body, a valve plug mounted in said valve body to rotate on a Vertical axis, said valve plug having a. longitudinal discharge port opening through its lower end, and the valve body being open below said valve plug discharge port, a liquid passage in the valve body communicating with a portion of `the valve plug, a trap chamber in the valve body communicating with another portion of the valve4 plug, said valve plug having ports communicating with its lon- A gitudinal discharge passage and adapted to register simultaneously with the liquid passage and trap chamber, respectively, a reciprocable valve seating in the valve body controlling liquidentrance into the trap chamber, a spring acting to move said valve to closed position, a cam surface on said valve plug, adjacent said trap chamber, and a cam follower link mounted with one end adjacent said cam surface and extending therefrom through the trap chamber to the trap chamber valve, said cam surface and follower link adapted to cause closure and opening of the trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated between positions vof registration and non-regisand a trap chamber of a given capacity con- 10 nected with the other of the compartments, a valve controllingliquid flow into said trap chamber, said faucet embodying a rotatable ported valve plug having a longitudinal discharge passageway and ports communicating therewith 15 adapted to register simultaneously with said trap chamber and said liquid passage respectively, and having a third port communicating with the longitudinal passageway which registers with the trap chamber when the valve plug is rotated to 20 such position in the valve body -that' said first mentioned ports are blanked, valve operating means controlled by rotation of the valve plug for closing the trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated toward position of registration 25 of the rst mentlonedvalve plug ports with said liquid passageway and chamber, and for opening said trap chamber valve as the valve plug is rotated from said positionof registration, said trap chamber valve being held open by said valve a'c operating means when the valve plug is in position with the third valve plug port registered with the trap chamber.

` PAUL G. WAGNER. 

